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| Charlotte Rampling | ... | Grace McAlister | |
| Russell Crowe | ... | East Driscoll | |
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Alexander Outhred | ... | Alan Marshall |
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Frankie J. Holden | ... | 'Bushman' Marshall |
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Jake Frost | ... | Joe Carmichael (as Jake D. Frost) |
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Alethea McGrath | ... | Mrs. Bilson |
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John Rafter Lee | ... | Charles McAlister (as John Lee) |
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Frank Gallacher | ... | Mr. Thomas the Preacher |
| Amanda Douge | ... | Nellie Bolster | |
| Kirsty McGregor | ... | Elsie Marshall | |
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Daphne Grey | ... | Mrs. Herbert |
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Caroline Kemp | ... | Lucy Taylor |
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Sam Nightingale | ... | Freckles Jack |
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Syd Brisbane | ... | Duke the Dance Caller |
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Peter Osborn | ... | Father Finnegan |
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This is the story of the crippled young Alan Marshall and his hero worship of the local he-man horse trainer East Driscoll, the schoolboy crush Alan has on the local aristocratic English beauty Grace McAlister and the affair that young Alan witnesses developing between Grace and East. Things inevitably take a turn towards the tragic when East becomes determined to force Grace to leave her husband and run away with him. Written by etherealtb
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From the producer of "THE HEARTBREAK KID", and based on the writings of celebrated author, ALAN MARSHALL (I Can Jump Puddles), comes an unforgettable story of passion, courage and discovery. See more »Parents Guide:
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AustraliaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 July 1994 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
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AUD 4,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC),Harvest Productions Pty. Ltd.,The South Australian Film Corporation See more »
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The movie's screenplay combined twenty-one short stories adapted from source novelist Alan Marshall's writings and all under the one same title of 'Hammers over the Anvil'. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I wonder if "Hammers Over the Anvil" author Alan Marshall could conceive there would one day be a film version of his book that opened with a grinning pubescent version of himself watching a grown man with a Peter Pan complex frolic naked in the water with horses, intermittently straddling and splaying himself across their backs. On the other hand, it gives hope to actresses like Traci Lords that they might one day go on to achieve success in legitimate films, like Russell Crowe, despite this naked exposure, has done.
Seriously, I chose to rent this video because of Crowe's inclusion in the cast, and knew ahead of time there was some nudity, but jeesh! The opening scene was tame compared to the rest of the film. Have these Aussies not heard that less is more? How about some subtle lighting and shadow play? I may as well have been standing in a barnyard watching a bunch of rutting farm animals have at it. The grunting and groaning alone sufficed; the viewer didn't need to be hit over the head with the visuals.
The secondary plot of young Alan trying to overcome the challenge of his polio inflicted legs so he could one day mount a horse was lost. Instead, the muck masquerading as an adolescent's "coming of age" became the focus of this movie. A shame for a work by a classic author like Marshall.